Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Introduction	p. 1
	About This Book	p. 1
	Conventions Used in This Book	p. 2
	Foolish Assumptions	p. 3
	How This Book Is Organized	p. 3
	Icons Used in This Book	p. 6
	Where to Go from Here	p. 6
Part I	Job-Hunting Basics	p. 7
Chapter 1	The Road to Gainful Employment	p. 9
	Before You Get Going	p. 10
	First Leg: Developing Your Resume and Cover Letter	p. 12
	Second Leg: Researching Potential Jobs, Employers, Occupations, and Industries	p. 13
	The Home Stretch: Interviewing for the Job	p. 14
	That Crazy Little Thing Called Luck	p. 15
Chapter 2	What Kind of Job Do I Want, Anyway?	p. 17
	Three Big Questions You Need to Answer	p. 18
	26 More Questions Worth Answering	p. 20
	Making the Connection: From Self-knowledge to Job Knowledge	p. 29
	Still Not There? A Few More Tips	p. 30
Chapter 3	Getting Set to Pound the Pavement	p. 33
	Set Up Your Mission Control Centre	p. 33
	Basic Tools for Your Job Hunt	p. 37
Chapter 4	Landing a Job (Without Losing Your Mind)	p. 45
	First, a Schedule	p. 45
	That Winning Attitude	p. 52
Part II	The Right Stuff: Resumes and Cover Letters	p. 57
Chapter 5	Resume Formats: Finding Your Match	p. 59
	What's in a Resume?	p. 60
	Three Dependable Resume Formats	p. 60
	The Chronological Resume	p. 62
	The Functional Resume	p. 65
	The Combination Resume (The Best of Both Worlds)	p. 70
Chapter 6	Developing Your Resume	p. 75
	What Makes You Competitive?	p. 76
	Putting Your Resume Together	p. 79
Chapter 7	Refining Your Resume	p. 93
	Taking Your Resume to the Next Level	p. 93
	Resume Blunders	p. 97
	Dealing with the Touchy Issues	p. 99
Chapter 8	A Killer Cover Letter	p. 101
	Getting Ready to Write	p. 102
	Anatomy of a Cover Letter	p. 103
	The Electronic Cover Letter	p. 111
Chapter 9	Cyber-Resumes	p. 117
	A (Brief!) Introduction to Online Job Hunting	p. 118
	Creating Your Electronic Resume	p. 119
	The Formatted Resume	p. 120
	The Scannable Resume	p. 122
	The Plain Text (ASCII) Resume	p. 126
	A Final Word about Online Privacy	p. 130
Chapter 10	Following Up: The Art of Gentle Persuasion	p. 135
	Closing the Loop: Why You Can't Afford Not To	p. 135
	Before You Send In Your Application	p. 136
	Following Up (Without Being a Pest)	p. 137
	Other Opportunities to Follow Up	p. 142
Part III	Where the Jobs Are	p. 143
Chapter 11	Researching Jobs	p. 145
	Why Research Pays Off	p. 145
	Getting the Goods: Where to Find Jobs	p. 148
	The Art of the Information Interview	p. 154
	How to Research Effectively	p. 157
Chapter 12	Casting Your Net: Job Hunting on the Internet	p. 161
	Net Benefits: What's Good about Going Online	p. 162
	Avoiding Online Hazards	p. 164
	Tools at Your Fingertips	p. 166
Chapter 13	Finding Jobs Online	p. 173
	Online Job Banks	p. 173
	Industry-specific Web Sites	p. 179
	Location-specific Web Sites	p. 180
	Company Web Sites	p. 182
	Using Online Networking Tools: Newsgroups and E-Mail Lists	p. 183
Chapter 14	Networking: It's Not a Four-Letter Word	p. 185
	Networking Isn't Just a Funky Trend	p. 186
	So, How Important Is Networking?	p. 186
	Formal Networking	p. 187
	Informal Networking	p. 189
	Online Networking	p. 191
	Networking Your Way to a Job	p. 193
	Organizing Your Network	p. 197
Part IV	In the Thick of It: Interviews and Negotiations	p. 199
Chapter 15	Interview Formats and Styles	p. 201
	Interview Formats	p. 201
	Interview Styles	p. 210
	A Word about Pre-Employment Testing	p. 219
Chapter 16	Preparing for the Interview	p. 221
	Booking You In	p. 221
	Six Things the Interviewer Wants to Find Out About You	p. 222
	Getting Ready for the Big Day	p. 228
Chapter 17	Acing the Interview	p. 231
	The Morning Of	p. 231
	Interview Etiquette	p. 236
	Selling Yourself--Without Overdoing It	p. 240
	Answering Tricky Questions	p. 241
	Questions You Can Ask	p. 244
	Closing on a High Note	p. 245
	Following Up without Being a Pain	p. 246
Chapter 18	Negotiating the Job Offer	p. 249
	Eyeing the Offer of Employment	p. 249
	Getting What You Want	p. 252
	Knowing When to Stop Pushing	p. 255
	Examining the Employment Contract	p. 257
	A Final Word	p. 260
Chapter 19	What You Need to Know about Canadian Employment Law	p. 261
	Types of Employment Law	p. 261
	Human Rights Laws and You	p. 262
	Employment Standards Laws	p. 271
	The Landing a Job For Canadians For Dummies Directory of Job Resources	p. 1
Part V	Exploring Other Options	p. 273
Chapter 20	Finding Another Way In	p. 275
	Freelancing Your Way In	p. 276
	Getting a Grant	p. 276
	Finding a Mentor	p. 278
	Taking a Job You're Overqualified For	p. 278
	Temping Your Way In	p. 279
	Volunteering Your Way In	p. 281
Chapter 21	Starting Your Own Business	p. 285
	What It Takes to Be Your Own Boss	p. 286
	Launching Your Business	p. 289
	Financing Your Business	p. 294
	Some Additional Resources	p. 295
Chapter 22	Working Outside Canada	p. 299
	Who Is Eligible to Work Abroad?	p. 299
	Getting the Necessary Documentation	p. 302
	Canadians Working in the United States	p. 304
	Canadians Working Overseas	p. 308
Part VI	The Part of Tens	p. 313
Chapter 23	Ten Big Job-Hunting Blunders	p. 315
	Being disorganized	p. 315
	Disregarding detail	p. 315
	Doing half the job	p. 316
	Forgetting to ask questions	p. 317
	Forgetting to think about fit	p. 317
	Getting in the recruiter's face	p. 317
	Having the wrong attitude	p. 318
	Mistaking quantity for quality	p. 318
	Putting your job search on hold to pursue a hot lead	p. 318
	Stretching the truth	p. 318
Chapter 24	Ten Soft Skills to Help Land That Job	p. 321
	You can speak	p. 322
	You can write	p. 322
	You can listen	p. 323
	You can cooperate with others	p. 323
	You have a positive attitude	p. 324
	You have a strong work ethic and are reliable	p. 324
	You are willing to learn	p. 324
	You can motivate others	p. 325
	You are creative	p. 325
	You are organized	p. 325
Chapter 25	Ten Ways to Stay Motivated During Your Job Hunt	p. 327
	Build a support network	p. 327
	Celebrate small successes	p. 328
	Have a couple of kids and get a mortgage	p. 328
	Keep busy	p. 328
	Stay on track	p. 329
	Take a break for you	p. 329
	Treat your job hunt as a job	p. 330
	Try to keep an upbeat attitude	p. 330
	Upgrade your skills	p. 331
	Use professional resources	p. 331
	Index	p. 333

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